Sequels are hardly ever better than the first film. Even Superman II which is hailed as a superior film is truly not when compared with the original. It fell flat when compared with the polished perfection of its predecessor.

Horror films, if remotely successful, spawn usually more than their fair share of sequels...none of them any good save for the SAW franchise which manages to keep the stories well written and intriguing.

Hills 2 is a rare exception to sequels where it not only is worse than the original but could possibly be the worst film ever made.

Absent from the helm is Alexander Aja, creator of the intense (and Intensity ripoff) Haute Tension (AKA High Tension/Switchblade Romance). Aja seemed perfectly suited for the 2006 remake of Hills especially after his debut with Tension.

Hills 06 was a decent little flick that upped the ante on the original film by Wes Crave, but stuck to the premise faithfully. It created a tense and often unrelentingly violent portrayal of a family in the wrong spot at the wrong time.

The villains were henous and barbaric and the kills were methodically slow and torturous. The tag line "The lucky ones die first" was appropos.

It amazes me how fast Hollywood churned this sequel out, less than a year after the first film horrified audiences. Even more surprising was the lack of advertising this film received. Justly so, after having seen it I wouldn't have heavily advertised it for the sake of saving money.

I consider this the studios "ugly" child. Kind of like a proud parent boastng; "I have 3 beautiful children. I have 4 total, but 3 of them are beautuiful...the other one...eh...not so much."

Fox Atomic, the evil step-sibling of Fox Faith distributed this film with little to no fanfare. The general premise is a group of national Guard trainees screw up their training so poorly that they have to die for it. I am sure that wasn't the writers intent, (Wes Craven's son took the helm from the competent hands of Aja) but it sure came across that way.

After failing miserably in a training session (where apaprently live rounds are used) a rag-tag group of military rejects led by a smart-mouthed Sgt. head of to the desert to deliver supplies to a group of researchers. Upon arriving they find camp desolate and abandoned. From there it goes downhill and is rife with cliche.

The group includes the war-weary soldier with the heart of gold, a single mother serving her country part-time who spends a majority of time looking at a video of her son on her cell phone (the equivelant of a soldier showing a picture of his loved one to his friends in the trenches...clearly she has never watched a war movie in her life.) There is the ready to rumble troop who hates everyone just because it is cool to do so and a cast of other forgettables who serve no purpose other than to die. (Including an overweight soldier with a lisp.)

I am not sure what branch of service this group serves, they state Army but can't seem to help calling their Sgt sir. (Sir, yes sir!)

The scares are few and far between, actually nothing was really scary. Gross out scenarios replaced the thrills from the first film and inculde memorable shocks such as someone in the waste tank of an outhouse and a prolonged rape scene complete with slimey drool and abnormally long Gene Simmons inspired tongue.

The game of cat and mouse begins and the soldiers fight to stay alive. Roll credits.

The underground sets were designed by the people who made the cavernous sets for The Descent. I only mention this because they are perhaps the only thing interesting in the entire movie. If you like cavernous sets this is definitely for you. Rocks abound!

The villians in this film are cookie-cutter assembly line mutants. No care was given to flesh them out as was done in the first. No names were given to them as they were simply there to quickly dispatch the soldiers. Even the one mutant who tries to help (he must be vegetarian) doesn't stick with the audience.

Perhaps, God-Willing, we won't have anymore Hills movies to look forward to. But I am sure there will another piss-poor franchise waiting in the wings to take its place.

If one day you and some friends are sitting around and one of them says, "Hey, let's see The Hills have Eyes 2" simply lacerate their eye with a pen cap. Oh, it'll sting for a while, but they will be much better for it.

Sequels are hardly ever better than the first film. Even Superman II which is hailed as a superior film is truly not when compared with the original. It fell flat when compared with the polished perfection of its predecessor.

Horror films, if remotely successful, spawn usually more than their fair share of sequels...none of them any good save for the SAW franchise which manages to keep the stories well written and intriguing.

Hills 2 is a rare exception to sequels where it not only is worse than the original but could possibly be the worst film ever made.

Absent from the helm is Alexander Aja, creator of the intense (and Intensity ripoff) Haute Tension (AKA High Tension/Switchblade Romance). Aja seemed perfectly suited for the 2006 remake of Hills especially after his debut with Tension.

Hills 06 was a decent little flick that upped the ante on the original film by Wes Crave, but stuck to the premise faithfully. It created a tense and often unrelentingly violent portrayal of a family in the wrong spot at the wrong time.

The villains were henous and barbaric and the kills were methodically slow and torturous. The tag line "The lucky ones die first" was appropos.

It amazes me how fast Hollywood churned this sequel out, less than a year after the first film horrified audiences. Even more surprising was the lack of advertising this film received. Justly so, after having seen it I wouldn't have heavily advertised it for the sake of saving money.

I consider this the studios "ugly" child. Kind of like a proud parent boastng; "I have 3 beautiful children. I have 4 total, but 3 of them are beautuiful...the other one...eh...not so much."

Fox Atomic, the evil step-sibling of Fox Faith distributed this film with little to no fanfare. The general premise is a group of national Guard trainees screw up their training so poorly that they have to die for it. I am sure that wasn't the writers intent, (Wes Craven's son took the helm from the competent hands of Aja) but it sure came across that way.

After failing miserably in a training session (where apaprently live rounds are used) a rag-tag group of military rejects led by a smart-mouthed Sgt. head of to the desert to deliver supplies to a group of researchers. Upon arriving they find camp desolate and abandoned. From there it goes downhill and is rife with cliche.

The group includes the war-weary soldier with the heart of gold, a single mother serving her country part-time who spends a majority of time looking at a video of her son on her cell phone (the equivelant of a soldier showing a picture of his loved one to his friends in the trenches...clearly she has never watched a war movie in her life.) There is the ready to rumble troop who hates everyone just because it is cool to do so and a cast of other forgettables who serve no purpose other than to die. (Including an overweight soldier with a lisp.)

I am not sure what branch of service this group serves, they state Army but can't seem to help calling their Sgt sir. (Sir, yes sir!)

The scares are few and far between, actually nothing was really scary. Gross out scenarios replaced the thrills from the first film and inculde memorable shocks such as someone in the waste tank of an outhouse and a prolonged rape scene complete with slimey drool and abnormally long Gene Simmons inspired tongue.

The game of cat and mouse begins and the soldiers fight to stay alive. Roll credits.

The underground sets were designed by the people who made the cavernous sets for The Descent. I only mention this because they are perhaps the only thing interesting in the entire movie. If you like cavernous sets this is definitely for you. Rocks abound!

The villians in this film are cookie-cutter assembly line mutants. No care was given to flesh them out as was done in the first. No names were given to them as they were simply there to quickly dispatch the soldiers. Even the one mutant who tries to help (he must be vegetarian) doesn't stick with the audience.

Perhaps, God-Willing, we won't have anymore Hills movies to look forward to. But I am sure there will another piss-poor franchise waiting in the wings to take its place.

If one day you and some friends are sitting around and one of them says, "Hey, let's see The Hills have Eyes 2" simply lacerate their eye with a pen cap. Oh, it'll sting for a while, but they will be much better for it.

Thanks for the heads-up, asmoral. But I can think of 3 flicks where the sequel was better than the first:

FRANKENSTEIN--BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN
THE GODFATHER--GODFATHER 2
ALIEN--ALIENS

Thanks for the heads-up, asmoral. But I can think of 3 flicks where the sequel was better than the first:

FRANKENSTEIN--BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN
THE GODFATHER--GODFATHER 2
ALIEN--ALIENS

I agree with all but Aliens. I loved Aliens, it was awesome, but it lacked that certain something that terrified me. It was more sci-fi than horror whereas Alien was just plain frightening.

I agree with all but Aliens. I loved Aliens, it was awesome, but it lacked that certain something that terrified me. It was more sci-fi than horror whereas Alien was just plain frightening.

Take yer point, but I didn't find ALIEN all that mighty. It was a haunted-house movie in space. (Albeit with wonderful fx.) THE HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL--=that= was scary!:eek: (OK, I was 7 when I first saw it... )

Is my GG now dissing on Superman II. I think you just broke my heart.

Evil Dead II: Dead By Dawn is the greatest sequel of all time.

Is my GG now dissing on Superman II. I think you just broke my heart.

That's the story of the blues, Lisa. Hearts were made to be broken. But hearts are tough. And that's when our blues band plays dance music. "C'MON, Y'ALL--IT'S SATURDAY NIGHT!"

Is my GG now dissing on Superman II. I think you just broke my heart.

Now now my FABFOGG you know I would never dis a movie with such great lines as: "Why do you say such things when you know I will kill you for them."

and...

"He was just a boy!"
"A boy who will never become a man."

I LOVE Superman II...Zod is the best. But it is not as good as the original. I have yet to see the Richard Donner cut.

Now now my FABFOGG you know I would never dis a movie with such great lines as: "Why do you say such things when you know I will kill yogu for them."

and...

"He was just a boy!"
"A boy who will never become a man."

I LOVE Superman II...Zod is the best. But it is not as good as the original. I have yet to see the Richard Donner cut.

The SUPERMAN movies were mighty and grand and all that (well, the first coupla, anyways), but to understand the true Man of Might, we have to go back to the '50s and George Reeve. No question about it.

Now now my FABFOGG you know I would never dis a movie with such great lines as: "Why do you say such things when you know I will kill yogu for them."

and...

"He was just a boy!"
"A boy who will never become a man."

I LOVE Superman II...Zod is the best. But it is not as good as the original. I have yet to see the Richard Donner cut.

The SUPERMAN movies were fine and grand and all that (well, the first coupla, anyways), but to understand the true Man of Might, we have to go back to the '50s and George Reeves. No question about it. His unconcerned demeanor as bad guys shot him was a wonder to behold. And =nobody= could duck into a phone booth with such gravitas.